Name: Lobetia Tempranillo
Variety: 100% Tempranillo
Region: Castilla La Mancha
Country: Spain
Year: 2011
Price: $11
Winery review: Peppy, clean black-fruit aromas come with a touch of leather. It feels full and juicy, with a firm texture and bright, lightly toasted flavors of plum and berry. This is an uncomplicated wine, the perfect quaffer for the price.
My review: I thought this wine was alright. It had a fruit flavor to it, specifically berries. I thought for the price that this wine was very tasty. The nose on this wine had a fruity sense to it and I could see myself drinking this wine with a good steak or roast beef dish. I would recommend this wine to tempranillo lovers and Lobetia is good in my book in terms of making quality wines at good prices.
I tasted this on its own with no food.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Wine Tasting - Dominio de Punctum Lobetia Chardonnay
Name: Dominio de PunctumLobetia Chardonnay
Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Region: La Mancha
Country: Spain
Year: 2010
Price: $7
Winery review: This smells like applesauce and pear, feeling tight as a drum on the palate, with sharp nectarine and apricot flavors. It’s tart and crimped on the finish. — M.S. (10/1/2012) 81 points
My review: I thought this wine was different from other chardonnays I've had. I thought it had a orange flavor to it and kind of a bitter finish as well. It reminded me of the Edna Valley chardonnay in a sense that it had the bitter finish/kick to it. I would recommend this wine to white wine drinkers and I could see myself drinking this with a good tuna dish.
I tasted this on its own with no food.
Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Region: La Mancha
Country: Spain
Year: 2010
Price: $7
Winery review: This smells like applesauce and pear, feeling tight as a drum on the palate, with sharp nectarine and apricot flavors. It’s tart and crimped on the finish. — M.S. (10/1/2012) 81 points
My review: I thought this wine was different from other chardonnays I've had. I thought it had a orange flavor to it and kind of a bitter finish as well. It reminded me of the Edna Valley chardonnay in a sense that it had the bitter finish/kick to it. I would recommend this wine to white wine drinkers and I could see myself drinking this with a good tuna dish.
I tasted this on its own with no food.
Wine Tasting - The Naked Grape Pinot Noir
Name:The Naked Grape Pinot Noir
Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Region: California
Country: USA
Year: 2009
Price: $9
Winery review: Krenshaw wrote, "Great value for the price! would have a case on hand to have as a daily drinker. not too sweet, not too strong, not incredibly flavorful, but good to have on hand" (2/22/2011) — 86
My review: I thought this wine was beyond excellent. It tasted very well and I thought it went extraordinarily well with the steak/grilled chicken I had. I thought this wine had great flavor and brought out the juices in the steak I ate. I would absolutely recommend this wine to anyone and I'm excited to see what the other wine varieties taste like from this brand.
I tasted this with grilled chicken, steak, and asparagus.
Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Region: California
Country: USA
Year: 2009
Price: $9
Winery review: Krenshaw wrote, "Great value for the price! would have a case on hand to have as a daily drinker. not too sweet, not too strong, not incredibly flavorful, but good to have on hand" (2/22/2011) — 86
My review: I thought this wine was beyond excellent. It tasted very well and I thought it went extraordinarily well with the steak/grilled chicken I had. I thought this wine had great flavor and brought out the juices in the steak I ate. I would absolutely recommend this wine to anyone and I'm excited to see what the other wine varieties taste like from this brand.
I tasted this with grilled chicken, steak, and asparagus.
Wine Tasting - Fetzer Merlot
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Variety: Indicative blend: Predominantly Merlot with Syrah, Petite Verdot, Carignane, Petite Syrah and Cabernet
Region: California
Country: USA
Year: 2010
Price: $9
Winery review: Mike Kopanski wrote, "They did everything they could to bring us an adequate, value priced wine, and we have to give them credit. It smells and tastes a little manipulated, but still is varietally correct and inoffensive. Rich magenta color. Nose of baked raspberry and oak chips. Almost too rich on the palate for a wine at this price. You get the impression of fruit, but it is not expressive, and acts like a low 80's scored wine. We drank the whole bottle, and ave no complaints about off flavors. A few less oak chips would have been preferable. Not all that bad. " (12/1/2012) — 84
My review: I thought this wine had a very good blend of cherry and fruity flavors. This wine paired very well with the steak dish that I had and I thought it had a nice finish to it. The aroma on this wine definitely had that "oak" sense to it. I think this wine was one of the better merlots that I've had and I would recommend this wine to anyone who likes reds.
I tasted this with grilled asparagus, grilled chicken and a sirloin steak.
Wine Tasting - Edna Valley Chardonnay
Name: Edna Valley Vineyard Chardonnay
Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Region: San Luis Obispo County, California
Country: USA
Year: 2009
Price: $11
Winery review: Orepeza wrote, "Banana, peach, apple in the mouth. Nice balance, decent acidty, well done oakiness. This is by no means great wine, but for a budget CA chard it is very hard to find better. (The poster admits to a particular fondness for the Edna Valley AVA's chardonnay which accounts for an extra point or 2)" (11/26/2011) — 88
My review: I thought this wine was not very good. I've had alot of good Chardonnay's and this wine was just bitter to me. It hahd a myriad of fruity flavors and a strong bitter finish. I don't know if it was the food pairing that I had with this wine that made it not enjoyable, but I would not recommend this version of Chardonnay to anyone.
I tasted this with a 14 oz. steak, grilled chicken, and asparagus.
Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Region: San Luis Obispo County, California
Country: USA
Year: 2009
Price: $11
Winery review: Orepeza wrote, "Banana, peach, apple in the mouth. Nice balance, decent acidty, well done oakiness. This is by no means great wine, but for a budget CA chard it is very hard to find better. (The poster admits to a particular fondness for the Edna Valley AVA's chardonnay which accounts for an extra point or 2)" (11/26/2011) — 88
My review: I thought this wine was not very good. I've had alot of good Chardonnay's and this wine was just bitter to me. It hahd a myriad of fruity flavors and a strong bitter finish. I don't know if it was the food pairing that I had with this wine that made it not enjoyable, but I would not recommend this version of Chardonnay to anyone.
I tasted this with a 14 oz. steak, grilled chicken, and asparagus.
Wine Dinner - Steak/Grilled Chicken with Asparagus
Wine Steak/Grilled Chicken Dinner
For my dinner, I had asparagus, 14 oz. sirloin steak, and grilled chicken. I chose to get a steak because I had two red wines which I know pair well with dark meats such as steak. I chose grilled chicken to see how it would taste with the lighter wine. The asparagus was a nice finishing touch to eat on the side that I thought would go well with both wines.
My friends and I chose to get three different wines to eat with our meals. There was the Naked Grape Pinot Noir, Fetzer Merlot, and Edna Valley Chardonnay. The Naked Grape Pinot Noir was absolutely excellent. I thought this wine worked really well with the steak and almost made the juices from the steak ten times more enjoyable. It was easy to drink and had a very nice finish. I recommend this wine to pair with steak any day of the week. The Edna Valley Chardonnay was not that good in my opinion. It was not as good as other chardonnay's and it was a little bitter on my tongue. I did not like drinking this wine with the meal at all. Lastly, the Fetzer Merlot was decent. I thought this wine went well with the grilled chicken and steak. It wasn't as good as the Pinot Noir, but it tasted better than the chardonnay. I'd recommend the Fetzer Merlot to dark red drinkers for sure.
The Naked Grape Pinot Noir was from California, USA. It was around $9 and 100% Pinot Noir. It had a lot of cherry and red fruits flavors and I thought it was really well.
The Fetzer Merlot was from California, USA. It was around $9 and a blend of Merlot and Syrah, Petite Verdot, Carignane, Petite Syrah, and Cabernet. This wine had explosive fruity flavors and had a strong finish.
The Edna Valley Vineyards Chardonnay is from Central Coast California, USA. It is priced around $11 and it is 100% Chardonnay. This wine was half decent and had a bitter taste to it with fruity flavors.
My friends really enjoyed this meal at home with these three wines and definitely decided that the Naked Grape Pinot Noir was the best of the bunch. We also decided that the Edna Valley Chardonnay was the worst. In the above picture, my friend is eating fish, asparagus, and steak with this eclectic variety of wines. I enjoyed the meal and definitely realized that a really good wine can enhance any food experience for the better.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Winery Visit - Childress Vineyards
Childress Vineyards
This vineyard is 35,000 foot facility that was designed by an architect named Kyle Troxwell. It is a stone and stucco building with a terra cotta roof inspired by the Italian renaissance infastructure of Tuscany. This facility is not only a winery, but it is almost like a landmark for visitors in North Carolina. It is a very inviting place with a Old World feel to it. There are iron chandeliers, architectural beams, and textured walls giving the place an antiquated appearance.
When you enter, there is a multi-tiered fountain in the lobby which welcomes people in to a very relaxing and tranquil environment. There is a wine tasting room, bistro, banquet room, and gift shop. The gift shop and wine tasting room have an European market place feel to it while the Bistro is like a cafe on the street. There is a very elegant dining area which features a waterfall and a plethora of oak barrels fermenting the signature wines from this vineyard. It is so nice that the place rents their rooms out and dining areas to people for various events including weddings and celebrations.
The weather in this area has a very temperate climate and the soil is gravel like with a mixture of clay. The 100 acres of 12 varieties of Vitus Vinifera have been planted at three vineyards. The soil is mostly red and, as mentioned before, is a rocky clay mixture. The mornings turn up being really cool since it is located on a slope and there is a very strong afternoon sunlight which imitates Burgundy grape growing conditions. Some of the grapes grown are Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Chardonnay, Viognier, and Sangiovese.
They have an assortment of wines ranging from house wines, varietals, and signature wines. Their house wines are light, delicate, and semi-dry. There is usually a berry undertone with a crisp finish. The varietals are aged in French and American oak barrels and are made with new technology along with old world methods. These wines are drinkable immediately, but would be better if aged for a few years. Lastly, their signature wines are hand picked and the barrels are formed from trees in Alliers Forest in central France. The wood is seasoned for 3 years, but only new barrels are used for aging the signature wines.
I had a great time at this winery and I recommend everyone to check it out. Its interesting how this Nascar owner, Richard Childress, picked up this hobby and transformed his passion into making this beautiful establsihment.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Wine Region - Beaujolais
Beaujolais
Beaujolais is not
a broad region but it is a sub region of Burgundy. Among other sub regions
including: Cote De Beaune, Cote De Nuits, and Cote Chalonnaise.
This region was
first cultivated by the Romans who planted along the trading route up to Saone
valley. The prominent vineyard was Brulliacus established on the hills of Mount
Brouilly. From the 7th century
through the middle ages, most of the viticulture/winemaking was done by
Benedictine monks. In the tenth century, the region got its name from the town
of Beaujeu, Rhone and was under control by the Lords of Beaujeu until the 15th
century. At this point, it ceded to the Duchy of Burgundy. The Beaujolais wines
then became renown after the expansion of the French railroad system opened up
the Paris market. Beaujolais Nouveau wine has helped this region and wine hit
an international peak. Beaujolais Nouveau is lighter and fruiter in style than
the basic Beaujolais and is picked, fermented, bottled, and available at local
retailers in a matter of weeks. It also offers the wine consuming public a
sample of the quality of the vintage and style that the winemaker will produce
in his regular Beaujolais for release the following spring.
The two major
grape varieties in the broad region of Burgundy are Pinot Noir and Gamay. Under
Appellation d’ Origine Controlee laws, all red Burgundies are made from the
Pinot Noir grape, except Beaujolais, which is produced from the Gamay grape.
There are white wines made from this region, but they only made up one percent
of production. This miniscule minority is made with Chardonnay grapes and Aligote.
The French
Appellation d’Origine Controlee (AOC) imposes regulations on the wine made on
this region. As stated earlier, under their laws, all red Burgundies are made
from the Pinot Noir grape in the Burgundy region except for this region of
Beaujolais. There are twelve main appellations of Beaujolais wines covering the
production of more than ninety six villages. They make restrictions on minimum alcohol
levels (10%) and maximum yields of a vineyard.
The wine in this sub
region of Beaujolais is made from one hundred percent Gamay grapes. However, in
other regions in the broad region of Burgundy, the main grape is Pinot Noir.
There are three
different quality levels of Beaujolais: Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages, and
Cru. The quality level of Beaujolais is the the basic level which accounts for
the majority of all Beaujolais produced. This is very inexpensive. The next
quality level is Beaujolais-Villages which comes from certain villages in
Beaujolais. There are thirty five villages that consistently produce better
wines. Most Beaujolais Villages are a blend of various wines that come from
these villages and usually there is no one village name that is included on the
label. These wines are usually moderate in price. The highest quality level is
Cru which is actually named for the village that produces the highest quality
of Beaujolais. The price for these wines is very expensive. There are ten crus:
Brouilly, Chenas, Chiroubles, Cote De Brouilly, Fleurie, Julienas, Morgon,
Moulin A Vent, Regnie, and Saint-Amour.
The wine’s style
is normally light and fruity from this region. This wine is intended to be
consumed while it is young and it can be chilled. These wines usually have high
acidity content. There are over 44000 acres of vines planted in a 34 mile stretch
of land that is between 7 to 9 miles wide. The wines in this region are
produced by the wine-making technique known as semi-carbonic maceration.
Clusters of grapes are put in cement or stainless steel tanks and the bottom
third of the grapes get crushed under the weight of gravity. This results in
the must to begin normal yeast fermentation with ambient yeasts found naturally
on the skins of the grapes. Carbon dioxide is released and begins to saturate
the grapes that are still in the barrel. The carbon dioxide gets into the skins
of the grapes and begins to stimulate fermentation at an intra-cellular level
because of an absence of oxygen in the wine-making environment. The wine becomes
real fruity as a result with a minute number of tannins.
This region is
generally warmer than the whole of Burgundy with vintages more consistently ripening
the grapes fully. The soil of Beaujolais divides this region in to a northern
and southern area. The northern half of Beaujolais, where Cru is generally made,
includes hills of schist and granite based soils with limestone. In the
southern half of this area, the terrain is flatter with rich sandstone and clay
based soils. The angle of the hillside vineyards in the northern area exposes
the grapes to more sun which leads to earlier harvest than vineyards in the
south.
Beaujolais is the
best-selling Burgundy in the United States by a land slide and there is an
abundance of this wine. It is very easy to drink and it very affordable to the
general public. Most bottles cost around ten to twenty dollars, although your
higher quality wines would obviously be way more expensive. In an average year,
Beaujolais produces twelve million cases of wine out of the total nineteen
million cases coming out of Burgundy. A crazy fact about this region is that
all the grapes in Beaujolais are picked by hand.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Wine Tasting - Concannon Shiraz
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Variety: 100% Shiraz
Region: Central Coast, California
Country: USA
Year: 2008
Price: $7.95
Winery review: This is an extremely rich, full-bodied wine with a dark fruit core. Aromas of blackberry, blueberry, cassis and dark cherry are followed by more berry fruits and chocolate and mocha on the palate.
My review: I enjoyed this wine very greatly. I thought it was a very full wine and it had a good fruity taste to it. I thought it was a very strong wine and i appreciated the nose of berries and a hint of some type of chocolate. I thought it was smooth and I could see myself drinking this with a roast beef meal. I would recommend this wine to anyone who likes full wines.
I tasted this on its own with no food.
Wine Tasting - Ksana Bonarda
Name: Ksana Bonarda
Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina
Year: 2008
Price: $9.95
Winery review: The bouquet is floral and lightly jammy, with berry aromas and a savory note or two. To the uninitiated, this is a great introduction to Bonarda. Finishes solid. Very sweet, berry smell with some rooty undertones. Kind of dry, makes your lips pucker.
My review: I don't think this wine tasted that well. This wine was really dry and I think I may not be a fan of really dry wines. The flavors I acquired from this wine are berries and a flowery kind of flavor. I would probably drink this with a steak or a big meat dish. I would recommend this wine because I thought it was too dry and bland. I also did not like the way this wine smelled.
I tasted this on its own with no food.
Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina
Year: 2008
Price: $9.95
Winery review: The bouquet is floral and lightly jammy, with berry aromas and a savory note or two. To the uninitiated, this is a great introduction to Bonarda. Finishes solid. Very sweet, berry smell with some rooty undertones. Kind of dry, makes your lips pucker.
My review: I don't think this wine tasted that well. This wine was really dry and I think I may not be a fan of really dry wines. The flavors I acquired from this wine are berries and a flowery kind of flavor. I would probably drink this with a steak or a big meat dish. I would recommend this wine because I thought it was too dry and bland. I also did not like the way this wine smelled.
I tasted this on its own with no food.
Wine Tasting - Black Ridge White Zinfandel NV
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Variety: Zinfandel
Region: Central Valley, California
Country: USA
Year: 2010
Price: $3.95
Winery review: This fruit forward White Zinfandel displays fresh aromas and crisp flavors of strawberry, raspberry, and cherry. It is incredibly food friendly and will pair well with burgers, sandwiches, fruit salad, and more.
My review: I thought this wine was really good. It was really sweet like most white wines. I thought it had a very fruity aspect to it especially a lot of berry type flavors. I could definitely eat a good salad or fish meal with this wine. I really liked the sharp strawberry flavor I got to this as well. I definitely recommend this wine to anyone who likes white wines.
I tasted this on its own with no food.
Wine Tasting - Chandon Sweet Cuvee
Name: Chandon Sweet Cuvee
Variety: 100% Chandon
Region: California
Country: USA
Year: 2010
Price: $9.95
Winery review: This wine is an innovative sparkling wine style revealing vibrant stone fruit and floral aromas with rich, luscious mouth feel. This wine enlivens the senses and sparks spontaneous moments, complementing your passion for a good life.
My review: I really enjoyed this wine. I thought it was really sweet and it reminded me a lot of fruits and flowers. I really liked the sparkling aspect to it as well. It made it like a sweet soda almost. I would drink this wine with a good salad.I would recommend this wine to anyone who likes sparkling wines.
I tasted this on its own with no food.
Variety: 100% Chandon
Region: California
Country: USA
Year: 2010
Price: $9.95
Winery review: This wine is an innovative sparkling wine style revealing vibrant stone fruit and floral aromas with rich, luscious mouth feel. This wine enlivens the senses and sparks spontaneous moments, complementing your passion for a good life.
My review: I really enjoyed this wine. I thought it was really sweet and it reminded me a lot of fruits and flowers. I really liked the sparkling aspect to it as well. It made it like a sweet soda almost. I would drink this wine with a good salad.I would recommend this wine to anyone who likes sparkling wines.
I tasted this on its own with no food.
Wine Tasting - Wilson Daniels Sauvignon Blanc
Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Region: Central Coast, California
Country: USA
Year: 2010
Price: $7.95
Winery review: Orange blossom and citrus permeate the aromas. Alluring flavors of orange and grapefruit dominate the palate. Bright acidity balances the plush mouth feel, resulting in a clean finish.
My review:I thought this wine tasted really good. I liked the flowery/fruity flavors that I got from this wine. To be specific, I got a huge sense of orange coming from this wine. I thought this wine was easy to drink and I can see myself drinking this with a good fish dish. I would definitely drink this wine again and I recommend this wine to anyone who likes a good white wine with a smooth finish..
I tasted this on its own with no food.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Wine Film Review - Mondovino
Mondovino
The
name of this wine film is Mondovino and it was directed by Jonathan Nossiter.
This movie is also taking place in Brazil, Burgundy, Sardinia, Italy, and Napa.
This
movie basically follows wine critic Robert Parker, the “Wine Spectator”
magazine, the work of Michael Rolland of Pomerol, and the corporation based in
Napa. This movie looks at how big businesses in America have influenced
wineries in Italy and France into making all wineries and the wine business
pretty the same. By doing so, unique characteristics of certain wines including
the soil/habitat where wines grow is not as sacred and precious as it used to be.
In essence this movie is about global marketing, economic competition, and
cultural imperialism.
Michel Rolland, a wine consultant advocates
micro-oxygenation and tells wineries to adopt the Mondavi style of wine making.
Smaller wineries basically have to adopt this Mondavi marketing machine in
order to excel or they won’t succeed like some of the larger wineries. In
adopting this Mondavi marketing machine, they are nullifying their individual
expression in their wine and making standardized styles of wine. The issue is
that by making everything standardized and globalizing wine, there ends up
being no diversity in the style of wine.
This
film was filmed in the various locations mentioned above. It goes around the
world interviewing and getting insights from people on the wine industry and
methods of wine making all around.
This
whole movie talks about the culture of growing wine and how the wine industry
is being modernized. This movie is significant to a wine drinker and lover
because it goes into issues involving the way wines are made and how critics
influence the wines that people drink on a day to day basis. It is also talks
about how wine critics pretty much rate wines for political reasons and boost
certain wines into the spotlight.
This
film delves into ‘terroir’ which is basically everything about the habitat and
environment which contribute to the flavor and growth of a grape. Different
regions have different climates which
make certain wines unique to certain regions of the world. There is a huge
dispute about allowing micro-oxygenation because it brings about desirable
changes in wine texture and aroma which cannot be obtained by traditional
ageing. Obviously, some people want to maintain traditional methods of aging
grapes and using a regions ‘terroir’ to dictate how grapes will turn up. More
economic moguls would move for micro-oxygenation in order to obtain wines they
normally couldn’t in their wine region.
In
class, I learned about terroir and how winemakers use their own techniques and
environment to create a wine like no one else’s around the world. Winemakers
grow their wine in different ways and in different kinds of environments,
climates, soils, and landscapes. All of these factors including other personal
techniques contribute to the terroir of the wine and making the wine unique to
that vineyard and winemaker. Seeing that these big global marketing machines
are trying to remove this uniqueness to the wines upsets me because that takes
away the diversity and different flavors that multiple wines can offer. That
would be like taking every burger place and making it Mcdonalds instead of
having Burger King, Wendy’s, In and Out, Arbys, and etc.
In Burgundy, winegrowers have been isolated from many modern
world pressures. The wine in this region has been appreciated for countless
years. They have decided to discard chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and
pesticides and pursue finding ways to input personal expression in their wines.
Although they were intrigued into joining the global market in becoming a major
wine player, their old culture made them stick to their traditional ways.
In the early 15th and
16th centuries,
Italian families supported artists such as poets and painters as way of proving
their social/political power. Art, however, has been overpowered by the
influence of wine. It is more popular to have your name represented on a wine
label than to have your name associated with artwork. California has taken
advantage of this aspect by making progress in the global wine market and
influencing wine production in these old countries like Italy and France that
have set their eyes on the wine culture.
In terms of wine making, the movie touched on how traditionalists and the new
generation of technology winemakers make their wine. This new way of wine making has only been around for a decade. With technology, spoilage from
bacteria and other mishaps have been reduced. Even more recently, technology is
spreading around the world with the potential of nullifying all variations
caused by vintages and taking away environmental variables such as the climate
a wine is grown in. This new generation of wine makers is trying to make wine
consistent as opposed to traditional wine makers who look to grow wine in
certain environments, terroirs, to input their individual expression and self
into the wine.
I
thought this movie gave a good insight into how the wine industry is changing
and how measures are being taken to standardize the wine culture. I believe
traditional methods of growing wine should be maintained to promote diversity
and allow personal expression from various winemakers to be inputted into the
various wines.
Citing
Sources:
Wine Tasting - Ck Mondavi Wildcreek Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon (2010)
Name: CK Mondavi Wildcreek Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Variety: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: California
Country: USA
Year: 2010
Price: $18
Winery review: Mike Kopanski wrote, "A little candied, and somewhat on the simple side. We didn't pay much, and got basically what we deserved. When I twisted off the cap, and started pouring, there was a decent aroma of slightly candied blueberry, roses and blackberry. The color is not exactly intense, but relatively Cabernet correct. The fruit seems thin, I suspect from some heavy filtration of some of the flavorful stuff. There is plum and blackberry that is clean but simple. A touch of Cabernet style tannins. Only medium bodied. The finish fades pretty quickly and leaves an industrial taste affecting the ability of the plum and blackberry fruit to show itself." - 84
My review: This was a very dark red wine and I thought it was very good. I loved the combination of oak, cherries, and berries.I would recommend this wine to anyone who likes a full bodied red wine. I would drink this with a good wine meal or a chicken dish.
I tasted this on its own with no food.
Variety: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: California
Country: USA
Year: 2010
Price: $18
Winery review: Mike Kopanski wrote, "A little candied, and somewhat on the simple side. We didn't pay much, and got basically what we deserved. When I twisted off the cap, and started pouring, there was a decent aroma of slightly candied blueberry, roses and blackberry. The color is not exactly intense, but relatively Cabernet correct. The fruit seems thin, I suspect from some heavy filtration of some of the flavorful stuff. There is plum and blackberry that is clean but simple. A touch of Cabernet style tannins. Only medium bodied. The finish fades pretty quickly and leaves an industrial taste affecting the ability of the plum and blackberry fruit to show itself." - 84
My review: This was a very dark red wine and I thought it was very good. I loved the combination of oak, cherries, and berries.I would recommend this wine to anyone who likes a full bodied red wine. I would drink this with a good wine meal or a chicken dish.
I tasted this on its own with no food.
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